On the back of the old black and white Polaroid my dad wrote:
"Christmas Eve - 1959
Just finished setting this up for Chuck - will he be surprised!"
I sure was.
Thanks, Pop, thanks Ma - it was really neat!
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.